महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-9

भक्तोऽनुरक्तः सततमुपवासकृशोऽबलः ।
फलमूलोत्कराहारः शान्तः शिष्टाकृतिर्यथा ॥९॥

9. bhakto'nuraktaḥ satatamupavāsakṛśo'balaḥ ,
phalamūlotkarāhāraḥ śāntaḥ śiṣṭākṛtiryathā.

9. bhaktaḥ anuraktaḥ satatam upavāsakṛśaḥ abalaḥ
phalamūlotkarāhāraḥ śāntaḥ śiṣṭākṛtiḥ yathā

9. bhaktaḥ anuraktaḥ satatam upavāsakṛśaḥ abalaḥ
phalamūlotkarāhāraḥ śāntaḥ śiṣṭākṛtiḥ yathā [saḥ abhavat]

9. [The dog was] devoted, deeply attached, always emaciated from fasting, weak, subsisting on heaps of fruits and roots, peaceful, and of a disciplined appearance.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devoted (to the sage) (devoted, faithful, worshipped)

• अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - deeply attached (to the sage) (attached, fond of, loving)

• सततम् (satatam) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

• उपवासकृशः (upavāsakṛśaḥ) - emaciated from fasting (emaciated by fasting)

• अबलः (abalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble, powerless)

• फलमूलोत्कराहारः (phalamūlotkarāhāraḥ) - subsisting on heaps of fruits and roots (whose food is heaps of fruits and roots)

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted)

• शिष्टाकृतिः (śiṣṭākṛtiḥ) - of a disciplined appearance (of disciplined form, having a refined appearance)

• यथा (yathā) - as if (of such a form) (as, like, in which manner)

Words meanings and morphology

भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devoted (to the sage) (devoted, faithful, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, faithful, attached; worshipper, follower; (what is) worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root bhaj (to worship, to serve, to partake). Nominative singular masculine.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Describes the dog.

अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - deeply attached (to the sage) (attached, fond of, loving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - attached to, fond of, devoted, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root rañj with prefix anu. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Describes the dog.

सततम् (satatam) - always (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of satata (continuous) used adverbially.

उपवासकृशः (upavāsakṛśaḥ) - emaciated from fasting (emaciated by fasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upavāsakṛśa

upavāsakṛśa - emaciated by fasting, thin due to ascetic practices

Compound of upavāsa (fasting) and kṛśa (thin, emaciated). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (upavāsa+kṛśa)

• upavāsa – fasting, abstinence from food
  noun (masculine)
  From upa-√vas (to dwell, stay; here, to fast)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: vas (class 1)
• kṛśa – thin, lean, emaciated, weak
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes the dog.

अबलः (abalaḥ) - weak (weak, feeble, powerless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abala

abala - weak, feeble, powerless, helpless

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'bala' (strength). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+bala)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the dog.

फलमूलोत्कराहारः (phalamūlotkarāhāraḥ) - subsisting on heaps of fruits and roots (whose food is heaps of fruits and roots)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of phalamūlotkarāhāra

phalamūlotkarāhāra - having heaps of fruits and roots as food

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'heaps of fruits and roots (utkara) are his food (āhāra)'. Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (phalamūlotkara+āhāra)

• phalamūlotkara – a heap of fruits and roots
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of phala (fruit), mūla (root), and utkara (heap).
• āhāra – food, diet, sustenance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√hṛ (to take, to collect, to eat)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes the dog.

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful (peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm, quieted, ceased

Past Passive Participle

From root śam (to be calm, to cease). Nominative singular masculine.

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Describes the dog.

शिष्टाकृतिः (śiṣṭākṛtiḥ) - of a disciplined appearance (of disciplined form, having a refined appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣṭākṛti

śiṣṭākṛti - having a polished form, of a disciplined appearance, well-behaved

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'disciplined (śiṣṭa) is his form (ākṛti)'. Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (śiṣṭa+ākṛti)

• śiṣṭa – disciplined, educated, polite, well-behaved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ (to teach, to discipline)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-√kṛ (to make, to form)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the dog.

यथा (yathā) - as if (of such a form) (as, like, in which manner)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/adverb of comparison.